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DUST CHUTE.

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Patented Deo. 6, 1887.

ra/m@ NITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

WILLIAM MOHOSE, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONEHALF TO CALVIN H. LYON, ASAME PLACE.

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SPECI'ICATIGN forming part f Letters Patent No. 374,197, dated December 6, 1837. l Application med septemberfm, iss?. sonal No. 240,658,V (No man.) i

{.7 @2.5 whomit may concern: l As seen in Figs. l and 3, when pushed in Be it knot/n that l, WILLIAM MCHOSE, a l so as to stand vertically, the upper part of the o citizen of the'nitedy tates, residing at Dayplate G constitutes a door, which lits snugly ton, in the county or' Montgomery and State into and closes the opening in the plate C. or" Ohio, have inventedeertain new and useful Secured between the side plates,` H, at or Improvements in Dust-Chutes for' Buildings, near the top edge ofthe plate G, as at b, is a o f which the following ,is a-full, clear, audexswinging lid or cover, I, provided atits outer 55 actdescription, reference beinghad to the accorners with lugs c, Figs. 4 and 6, which fit companying drawings, forming part of this over and rest in notches d in the plates H.

io specification. The bottom edge of the plate G is provided My inycntionrelates to improvements in' with a Tshaped lug, e, which, when the dust-chutes for buildings where the Walls are chute-bucket is openL las in Fig. 2, enters a 6o provided ,with chute-passaggi leading from slot, f, inthe bottom of the back plate, E, the various rooms to the cellarand it has for and its head passes behind the plate to preits object an improvement inv tde construction vent the removal of the chutebucket from its ofthe devices for receiving the dust crashes case.l and depositing them inthe-chutes The novelty of my invcntionfwill be herein .and thelid I opened, as seen in Fig.. 2. In set forth, and specifically pointed out in the this position communication between' the zo claims. 4 l chute-passage B and the room is cut oft' by In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is the lower part of tbe plate G, as shown. The

a sectional View of a wail, showing the appliust or ashes are thendeposited in the bucket, 7o cation of my improved dust-chute closed. and Ithe lid I is closed before swinging the Fig. 2 is a corresponding View showingtlie bucketin. l It Will-thus be seen that when the dust-chute open. Fig. 3 is afront View of the chutebueket is open theplate G closes the same closed. Fig. i is a perspective View of opening into the chute-passage B and prethe swinging door. Figs. and 6 are enlarged vents any ashes or dust being blown out into detail views, toloe referred toi n the specica.- the room, and that while the chutebucket is tion. Abeing swung in the lid I closes the outside of 3o The same letters of reference are used to inthe openingfor the same purpose.

diente identical parts in all the gures.` Having thus fully described my invention, In the Walls A of the building are the chute- I claim- V passages B, of the usual` 0r any suitable con- 1. In a dustchute such as described, the

struction, leading from the various rooms to combination, with the casing fitted into the the cellar.' In each room there is the usual wall-opening communicating with the chutewallopening lcadinginto the passage B. Into i passage, of the swinging chutebucket hinged each of these openings is fitted a easing eomto the casing and provided at its upper end posed ot'afront plate, @,side plates, D, curved with' a hinged lid, tbe parts being so.con back plate7 E, and an inclined bottom plate, structed and arranged that whenthe bucket 4o F. These may be cast integral, or may be is swung out the innerside4 of the wall-openbolted or otherwise secured 'together'. The ing is closed by the lower part of the bucket,

"Iusing the chute the bucket is swung out 6j" upper part ofthe front plate is provided with and when the bucket is being swung in the go i a rectangular opening, upon the lower end of hinged lid closes the outer side of said openwhich the chutebucliet rests and swings. ing, substantially asand for the purpose de- 45 This chute-bucket is composed of a flat plate, scribed.

G, provided with a rib, c, which engages over 2. The combination, with the casing comthe lower edge of the opening in the plate G posed of the front plate, C, inclined bottoni and side plates, H. plate, F, back plate, E, and side plates, D, of

the hinged bucket tted therein and comarranged to engagewith the slot fwheu the posed of the plate G, sides H, and hinged lid buekeb is swung open, substantiall I, substantially as and for the purpose dethe purpose described. l

scribed. VJILLAM MCH'OSE. 3. The back plate, E, having :L s1ot,f, in its VVivtuesses:

lower edge, in combination with the bucket- H. H. PRUGH,

plate G, provdedwith the T-shaped lug e, 'VVlwL H. YOUNG.

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